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Domestic Violence - Spousal Abuse
1.  Sexual abuse within a relationship can includes what?
A) coercion
B) rape
C) sexual exploitation
D) All of the Above
2.  Preventing someone from engaging in spiritual or religious practices is what kind of abuse?
A) emotional abuse
B) spiritual abuse
C) physical neglect
D) sexual abuse
3.  Social and cultural theories attribute the problem to social structure and cultural norms and values that endorse or tolerate the use of violence by men against women partners.
A) True
B) False
4.  Which theory views domestic violence as a form of social learning?
A) attachment
B) psychodynamic
C) cognitive behavioral
5.  The feminist perspective has influenced most batterer intervention programs.
A) True
B) False
6.  Central to the perspective is a gender analysis of power, which holds that domestic violence mirrors the patriarchal organization of society.
A) True
B) False
7.  Couples counseling, an intervention based on family systems theory, is controversial because of its failure to assign blame for the abuse to one person and to identify a victim.
A) True
B) False
8.  Psychological theories attribute domestic violence to personality disorders, the batterer’s social environment during childhood, biological disposition, or attachment disorders.
A) True
B) False
9.  Psychodynamic approaches target the underlying psychological cause of the violence.
A) True
B) False
10.  The cognitive-behavioral approach focuses on the conscious rather than the unconscious and the present rather than the past to help batterers function better by modifying how they think and behave.
A) True
B) False
11.  Critics claim the feminist perspective overemphasizes sociocultural factors to the exclusion of traits in the individual, such as growing up abused.
A) True
B) False
12.  According to the cycle of violence, at what stage does the tension build?
A) Phase 1
B) Phase 2
C) Phase 3
D) Phase 4
13.  Which phase of the cycle of violence is the most violent?
A) Phase 1
B) Phase 2
C) Phase 3
D) Phase 4
14.  Which of the following are common characteristics of a batterer?
A) intense, dependent relationships with their victims
B) low self-esteem
C) poor impulse control or explosive tempers
D) All of the Above
15.  The goal of treatment is to make the victim and perpetrator recognize that Domestic violence is unacceptable behavior.
A) True
B) False
16.  Core components of treatment programs generally include
A) communication training
B) direct education about violence
C) anger management
D) All of the Above
17.  The primary intervention strategy for spousal and partner abuse is to?
A) separate the family
B) take a complete history
C) insure the safety of the victim and children
18.  Most domestic violence offenders are involuntary, court-mandated clients who are not self motivated to receive treatment.
A) True
B) False
19.  Practitioners who work with court mandated offenders are familiar with what behavior?
A) insightful clients
B) defensiveness
C) zero percent drop out rate
D) commitment to change
20.  Women and Children constitute what % of all legal immigrants?
A) 1/3
B) 2/3
C) 3/4
21.  In addition to violence, battered immigrants may experience what?
A) isolation
B) language barriers
C) cultural issues
D) All of the Above
22.  What number of victims who suffered violence by an intimate reported that alcohol had been a factor?
A) 1/3
B) 2/3
C) 1/4
D) 1/2
23.  About one in five child murders are committed by?
A) a family member
B) a friend
C) an acquaintance
24.  Children of abused moms have more?
A) internalizing problems
B) externalizing problems
C) behavior problems
D) All of the Above
25.  The risk of losing their children is greater for?
A) lesbian and gay couples
B) single women
C) single men
D) heterosexual couples
26.  In same sex relationships violence can be what?
A) physical
B) sexual
C) emotional and psychological
D) All of the Above
27.  Children from violent homes often feel responsible for everything bad that happens to themselves or to their parents.
A) True
B) False
28.  Marital rape is the term used to describe nonconsensual sexual acts between a woman/man and her husband/wife, ex-husband/wife, or intimate long-term partner.
A) True
B) False

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